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Welcome to my site! My name is Andrea Thompson, and I’m a writer, editor, and film critic who is a member of the Chicago Indie Critics and also the founder and director of the Film Girl Film Festival, which you can find more info about at filmgirlfilm.com! I have no intention of becoming any less obsessed with cinema, comics, or nerdom in general.

MOWGLI: LEGEND OF THE JUNGLE (2018) REVIEW – DARKLY COMPELLING

MOWGLI: LEGEND OF THE JUNGLE (2018) REVIEW – DARKLY COMPELLING

By Andrea Thompson

To say that the Netflix film Mowgli: Legend of the Jungle is a darker take on the material that Disney took on with their signature cheerfulness all of two years ago is an oversimplification of all that “Mowgli” is trying to accomplish, and for the most part, actually does.

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